ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 16 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * $6.4 million supports studies of cardiac muscle function in heart failure * Michael J. Greenberg, PhD, an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received two grants totaling almost $6.4 million to investigate the complex roles of troponin -a critical protein in the heart -in various forms of h  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 16 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson joins effort to block abortion drugs sent through the mail * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined 21 other states in filing a brief in support of Louisiana's lawsuit challenging a Biden-era rule that expanded access to abortion drugs through mail and telehealth, despite contrary state laws. "This is about protect  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 17 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news: * * * Guest lecturer Steven Shapiro gives UMSL entrepreneurship students a peek into the hotel industry Shapiro serves as the director of the Hospitality and Tourism Law Program at American University Washington College of Law. By Steve Walentik When Assistant Teaching Professor Scott Morris' students walked into the University of Missouri-St. Louis Innovation Center on Tuesday morning, th  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 17 -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * HRSA Releases New 340B Program Rebate Model RFI The Health Resources and Services Administration released a request for information on whether a 340B Drug Pricing Program rebate model should be implemented and how best to operationalize such a rebate framework. In 2025, HRSA opened a 340B rebate model to certain manufacturers who volunteered as participants. HRSA later paused implementatio  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 16 -- The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Is Beef x Dairy Needed in Market Data? * University of Tennessee agricultural economist recommends updating sales data reporting methods KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -Change is afoot in the U.S. beef supply chain. More dairy cattle seem to be specifically bred to generate a calf to be sold as beef, but so far documentation for the trend is mostly anecdotal. In an invited tal  more

ROLLA, Missouri, Feb. 16 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T and community members unite through Rolla LOOP * A Missouri S&T leader and a partner of the Rolla community once shared a dream: to create a space where entrepreneurs and community members could connect, collaborate and grow Rolla together. That dream became the Rolla LOOP, a monthly gathering supported by S&T's Kummer College and started by "the Rachels" -Dr. Rachel Kohm  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Mizzou researchers uncover how plants regulate root growth A key protein in plants controls their root length and can be modified, paving the way for longer roots, more drought-resistant crops. * What's the key to growing resilient crops that can survive tough conditions? Researchers at the University of Missouri are getting to the root of it -- literally. Researchers in the Walter G  more

ROLLA, Missouri, Feb. 16 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Once-hidden gems now sparkling at Missouri S&T Mineral Museum * A quiet hallway on the first floor of Missouri S&T's McNutt Hall is home to what could once have been considered thousands of hidden gems -but after recent updates to the Missouri S&T Mineral Museum, many have emerged from hiding and are now sparkling. "When people visit the museum now, you can see their eyes light up imm  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 17 -- The Student Press Law Center issued the following news: * * * New Voices advocates testify in Missouri House hearing Myesha Phukan Student journalists, educators and other advocates of student journalism, including an attorney from the Student Press Law Center, testified Feb. 11 at a hearing of Missouri's House Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education in support of HB 2918. Also known as the Cronkite New Voices Act, the legislation would provide stron  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Styskal, Wiese and Melchione LLP submitted a public comment letter to the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). The firm expressed its support for the NCUA's efforts to streamline its regulatory framework, but voiced concerns about the potential impacts of removing Appendix B to part 748 from the Code of Federal Regulations. The firm highlighted that all 50 states and the District of Columbia have established some level of data breach notification law. Most of thes  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 17 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news: * * * Foreign Policy magazine taps Susan Brownell's expertise to discuss China's growing prominence in Winter Olympic Games The Curators' Distinguished Professor of anthropology in UMSL's Department of History is a noted expert on the Olympic Games and Chinese sports. By Steve Walentik China's first entry into the Winter Olympic Games came in 1980 at Lake Placid in New York. The Chinese wa  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 17 -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * WashU Expert: Why prescription drug prices stay high -- and what Congress can do about it By Neil Schoenherr High prescription drug prices are not caused by any single company or practice, but by the system itself, said an expert on prescription prices at Washington University in St. Louis. If Congress wants to lower drug prices, it need to understand the structure and incentives of the entir  more